Lima bean, Tomato and Green beans
From 6 months · 3 foods
Ingredients
How to prepare each food
Lima bean
Cook lima beans until completely soft, then mash them smooth. Removing the firm skin makes for an even smoother texture. Serve on their own or stirred into a vegetable purée.
Smooth mash. Mash or flatten every bean, never whole.
A whole lima bean is rounded and firm, which can be a choking hazard. Cook it until very soft and mash or flatten each bean before serving.
Tomato
Choose a ripe, soft tomato. Peel off the skin (it can bunch up and be hard to chew), scoop out the seedy core, and mash the flesh or stir it into a purée. If offering a piece to hold, give a soft finger-length strip of peeled flesh. Cherry and grape tomatoes are a round choking shape, so always quarter them lengthwise into small pieces and never serve them whole or halved.
Peeled, mashed, or a soft finger-length strip; quarter cherry/grape tomatoes lengthwise.
Cherry and grape tomatoes are a classic choking shape: whole or halved, they can block a small airway. Always quarter them lengthwise into small pieces, and keep doing so until about age 4. Peel and de-seed larger tomatoes, since the skin can bunch up while chewing.
Green beans
Steam, boil, or roast green beans until very soft, soft enough to squish between two fingers. Serve them warm as a finger-length spear the baby can hold, or chop and mash into a thick purée.
Whole soft-cooked bean as a finger-length spear, or finely chopped and mashed.
Whole green beans can stay firm and stringy if undercooked. Cook them until very soft and, for younger babies, cut lengthwise into thin strips or small pieces so nothing is round or tube-shaped.
Putting it together
Cook the lima beans, tomato and green beans together into a soft stew.
Sources
- Meal idea from NHS
- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- USDA FoodData Central - Lima bean (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Tomato (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Green beans (nutrient data)
General informational content, not medical advice. Always consult your pediatrician about introducing new foods, especially if your baby has any medical conditions or family history of allergies.
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